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There are five ''Myst'' games in total, as well as a 'spin off' series called ''Uru'' (which had a single player game and an online MMO version). All take place in the same game universe. | There are five ''Myst'' games in total, as well as a 'spin off' series called ''Uru'' (which had a single player game and an online MMO version). All take place in the same game universe. | ||
The Myst games are: | The Myst games are: | ||
* '' | * ''Myst'' | ||
* '' | * ''Riven'' | ||
* '' | * ''Myst III: Exile'' | ||
* '' | * ''Myst IV: Revelation'' | ||
* '' | * ''Myst V: End of Ages'' | ||
The '' | The ''Uru'' section has more information about that series. | ||
===Are there other Myst things out there?=== | ===Are there other Myst things out there?=== | ||
Yes, there are three novels in the Myst universe, as well as a tabletop roleplaying game. | Yes, there are three novels in the Myst universe, as well as a tabletop roleplaying game. | ||
The novels | The novels are: | ||
* '' | * ''The Book of Ti'ana'' | ||
* '' | * ''The Book of Atrus'' | ||
* '' | * ''The Book of D'ni'' | ||
You can find them collected together in a single volume called ''The Myst Reader''. | You can find them collected together in a single volume called ''The Myst Reader''. | ||
The tabletop roleplaying game is called '' | The tabletop roleplaying game is called ''Unwritten: Adventures in the Ages of Myst and Beyond''. You can find it on [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/146509/Unwritten-Adventures-in-the-Ages-of-MYST-and-Beyond DriveThruRPG]. | ||
===Do I have to play/read all of it?=== | ===Do I have to play/read all of it?=== | ||
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''Uru'' is the spinoff series of ''Myst''. It co-exists with the ''Myst'' games, but has its own purpose and theme. It also has a complicated publishing history. | ''Uru'' is the spinoff series of ''Myst''. It co-exists with the ''Myst'' games, but has its own purpose and theme. It also has a complicated publishing history. | ||
''Uru'' was initially published in 2003 as a single player game as '' | ''Uru'' was initially published in 2003 as a single player game as ''Uru: Ages Beyond Myst''. An online MMO called ''Uru Live'' never got out of beta. | ||
Two small expansions were released for Uru: the first was '' | Two small expansions were released for Uru: the first was ''To D'ni'', and the second was ''Path of the Shell''. Uru and its expansions were collected and sold under ''Uru: Complete Chronicles''. This is the release you want to look for to play the single player version. | ||
Cyan released some server code to fans under the name '' | Cyan released some server code to fans under the name ''Until Uru'', and fans ran shards (independent servers) from 2004 to 2007. | ||
The online game service GameTap resurrected ''Uru'' (with Cyan) in 2007 as '' | The online game service GameTap resurrected ''Uru'' (with Cyan) in 2007 as ''Myst Online: Uru Live'' (MOUL). It ran for a year, then closed. MOUL has some additional content compared to the single player game. Content that appeared in the expansions for the single player game is presented differently in MOUL. | ||
Cyan continues to maintain a server for ''Myst Online: Uru Live'', which it calls '' | Cyan continues to maintain a server for ''Myst Online: Uru Live'', which it calls ''Myst Online: Uru Live again'' (MOULa). They don't support it besides keeping it running, nor has there been any new canon story. However, fans have been running independent shards of ''Myst Online'', as well as have been developing some content that Cyan has begun to add to the core version of MOULa. | ||
''Note: Uru is often the term that fans use to refer to the fandom itself as well.'' | ''Note: Uru is often the term that fans use to refer to the fandom itself as well.'' | ||
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Go to [https://mystonline.com https://mystonline.com] | Go to [https://mystonline.com https://mystonline.com] | ||
If you have any issues, go to the Cyan discord (see the | If you have any issues, go to the Cyan discord (see the Fandom section for link) - there is a channel there specifically for issues with ''Myst Online''. | ||
==Lore== | ==Lore== | ||
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===How does the Art work?=== | ===How does the Art work?=== | ||
The Art requires special Books that must be made with special paper and special ink. A Writer uses symbols called | The Art requires special Books that must be made with special paper and special ink. A Writer uses symbols called gahrohevtee (great words) to describe the Age they want to go to. The book then links to an Age that matches the description. Since no universe can be described in complete detail, there are many possible Ages (quantum realities/parallel universes) that may match the description - one is 'chosen' randomly when the book is first used. | ||
There are two types of | There are two types of books: descriptive books and linking books. Descriptive books make the first link to an Age and define the link - you can use it to then link to the Age. Linking books are just books that take you to an Age after it has been linked to. | ||
Linking | Linking books are smaller than descriptive books, and just link back to the place where the book was written. They are connected in some way to the descriptive book for the Age, however. If the descriptive book is destroyed, all linking books to the Age stop working. So, destroying the descriptive book makes an Age inaccessible. | ||
===Is the Art the only way to link?=== | ===Is the Art the only way to link?=== | ||
That's a very long story. | That's a very long story. You’ll need to read the books or play the games. | ||
===What is D'ni?=== | ===What is D'ni?=== | ||
D'ni is a place and a people. The | D'ni is a place and a people. The D'ni are an ancient civilization that used the Art to access places for resources and exploitation; their civilization fell 200 - 300 years ago. Atrus is a descendant of the D'ni. | ||
D'ni is also a place, the city the D'ni lived in (built in a gigantic underground cavern) that exists miles beneath the New Mexico desert (Eddy County, to be specific). | |||
===How do you pronounce the name D'ni?=== | ===How do you pronounce the name D'ni?=== | ||
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===What are the Unexplored Branches?=== | ===What are the Unexplored Branches?=== | ||
[[ | [[Unexplored Branches]] (UB) is the extended universe of the ''Myst'' franchise. This section of lore is considered less canonical than lore in the games and books. Things that are considered UB lore include: lore released in Unwritten supplements, unused lore released to fans by Cyan, and fan content added to the primary MOULa server. | ||
==Advice== | ==Advice== | ||
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===Where do I find Myst fans?=== | ===Where do I find Myst fans?=== | ||
The primary place is Cyan's official [https://discord.gg/cyanchat | The primary place is Cyan's official Discord server: [https://discord.gg/cyanchat] | ||
There is also a yearly gathering of ''Myst'' fans called [https://mysterium.net | There is also a yearly gathering of ''Myst'' fans called Mysterium: [https://mysterium.net] | ||
===What do Myst fans call themselves=== | ===What do Myst fans call themselves=== |